PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santi Jimara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimara comes into the arena with Killing in the name. blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jimara
vs
Moreira

177 cm
29
157 lbs
12 - 6 - 3

170 cm
33
155 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Santi Jimara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jimara throws a shot from downtown. Moreira moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moreira.
Jimara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Moreira misses.
Moreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimara was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreira.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moreira, as that shot connected.
Moreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Daniel Moreira has been cut.
Moreira lands with a straight right. Jimara didn't see that one coming.
Jimara throws a series of punches but Moreira avoids them all with ease.
Jimara throws a body punch but Moreira moves out of range.
Jimara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreira with a hook.
Jimara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Jimara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Moreira jabs at Jimara's body.
Jimara misses with a right hand
and Moreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jimara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moreira scores with a body shot.
Jimara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moreira scores with a shot to the body.
Moreira lands an overhand right.
Moreira avoids the body shot from Jimara.
Jimara swinging wildly here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moreira blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moreira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimara misses with a body kick.
Santi Jimara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Moreira both land. Nice combination.
Jimara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moreira dodges the punch combination from Jimara.
Moreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moreira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jimara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moreira misses with a low kick.
Jimara misses with a head kick.
A jab from Moreira does it's job there.
Moreira misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jimara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moreira.
Moreira checks a low kick from Jimara.
Jimara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimara misses with a low kick.
Jimara scores with a jab to the head.
Moreira blocks the body kick.
Jimara checks a low kick from Moreira.
Moreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moreira lands a nice hook to Jimara's body. Jimara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jimara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jimara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jimara throws the left hand but Moreira avoids the punch easily.
Jimara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moreira with a hook.
Moreira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jimara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jimara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jimara rather than just go for the knockout.
Jimara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moreira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jimara at a distance.
Moreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moreira misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira avoids the head kick by Jimara.
Moreira misses with a low kick.
Moreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimara manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Moreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moreira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moreira misses with a hook
and Moreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moreira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moreira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jimara misses with a body kick.
Jimara looks to land a combination but Moreira avoids it well.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moreira.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira misses the body punch
and Jimara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Jimara.
Donk. Moreira catches Jimara right on the button with a cross.
Moreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimara throws a jab when Moreira was well out of range.
Jimara wants to clinch but Moreira slips to the side
and Moreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jimara thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira lands with a shot to the body.
Jimara throws an overhand right that lands on Moreira's shoulder, as Moreira tries to avoid the shot.
Jimara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreira misses the shot to the body.
Jimara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moreira.
Jimara stuffs the takedown attempt from Moreira. Moreira gets slowly back to his feet.
Moreira looks for a takedown but Jimara sprawls well.
Jimara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moreira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jimaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moreira walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimara loads up on a big right hand but Moreira slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Moreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moreira throws a leg kick
and Jimara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimara.
Moreira swings for the body but Jimara moves out of range.
Moreira scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moreira. Jimara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moreira works the jab nicely.
Moreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jimara avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Jimara looks to land a combination. Moreira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jimara. Moreira shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Jimara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jimara thows a body shot but no joy.
Moreira scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimara tries to clinch but Moreira is having none of it.
Jimara tries to clinch but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moreira takes a swing at Jimara's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jimara. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Moreira. That snapped Jimara's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Moreira.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimara misses the target.
Jimara tries to bum rush Moreira with a series of wild strikes but Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimara looks to land a left hand but Moreira moved out of range nicely.
Moreira misses with a body punch
and Jimara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Moreira. Beautiful body shot.
Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira misses with a looping right.
Moreira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Moreira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moreira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moreira lands with a right hand.
Moreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimara.
Jimara tries a head kick but it misses.
Moreira scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Jimara.
Jimara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimara moves away.
Moreira works the jab nicely.
Moreira misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moreira is defended easily by Jimara.
Jimara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moreira's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara looks to land a body kick but Moreira moved away.
Moreira misses with a wild body shot.
Jimara throws the left hand but Moreira avoids the punch easily.
Jimara throws a jab when Moreira was well out of range.
Moreira is looking to chop away at Jimara's legs.
Moreira scores with a shot to the body.
Jimara throws a right hand that misses
and Moreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moreira lands a leg kick that knocks Jimara off balance momentarily.
Jimara scores with a kick to the body.
Moreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Moreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jimara tries to clinch
and Moreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moreira cracks a nice hook into Jimara's ribs.
Santi Jimara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jimara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniel Moreira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moreira cracks Jimara with a good jab.
Moreira shoots in but no luck this time.
Jimara misses with a looping left.
Jimara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jimara throws a hook but Moreira avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Moreira misses
and Jimara counters with a good low kick that Moreira was not able to check.
Moreira ducks right into an uppercut from Jimara.
Moreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moreira swinging wildly here.
Jimara throws a right and a left that Moreira avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira fails to land the takedown.
Santi Jimara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
Moreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moreira throws out a loose jab but Jimara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimara tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimara stuffs the takedown.
Jimara with a jab.
Jimara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jimara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moreira.
Moreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moreira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jimara back to the cage. Moreira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.

Moreira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jimara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreira trying to control but Jimara is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Moreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moreira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Moreira!
Our winner, Daniel Moreira, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.